The Wrapping Paper Co. (Wrapco) is Australia’s leading designer and manufacturer of wrapping paper and accessories for complimentary gift wrapping. We are dedicated to keeping ethical manufacturing jobs in Australia. To cease manufacturing giftwrap in Australia gives greater market share to importers whose suppliers may not care about their environmental impact. Whilst customer demand exists, the importing of gift wrap into Australia will not cease and for this reason Wrapco will also continue manufacturing gift wrapping products here in Australia. What is Wrapco doing about our environmental impact?

We care about the environment and fully understand the environmental impact that manufacturing our gift wrap products can cause. As such we have implemented numerous policies and procedures to lower our environmental footprint.

• 2010 Wrapco became an inaugral investor in Hepburn Wind, a community owned windfarm in Daylesford, Victoria.

• 2014 Wrapco installed a 6o kilowatt solar system onto the roof of our manufacturing plant. This system provides 100% of all the power that Wrapco uses however not always at the same time as when we use the power.

• 2016 Wrapco signed the Victorian Government Take2 pledge and became a founding partner in Take2.

• Ink waste is refined into clean solvent and residue ink solids, which are then incinerated. This is all undertaken by an EPA controlled industrial waste disposal company.

• All goods shipped by Wrapco are packed in recycled cardboard cartons and protected by stuffing from our own paper waste.

• Wrapco uses Australia Post to deliver its products Australia wide. Australia Post has put in place an Environment Management System, which focuses on the environmental impacts of everyday operations. AusPost is also a signatory to the Federal Government's Greenhouse Challenge program, National Packaging Covenant and Buy Recycled Alliance.

• All Wrapco staff are regularly informed about the environmental impact of our manufacturing process and the impact of the waste that they may create if they are not careful.

• Wrapco has installed LED lighting throughout the whole manufacturing and office complex.

• Wrapco has installed a leading edge, energy efficient air compression system.

Wrapco produces a 100% environmentally sound product here in Australia. Wrapco is dedicated to keeping design and manufacturing jobs here in Australia. Wrapco always considers what impact any new product will have on the environment, this determines if the product is to be introduced to the gift wrap market.

What plans has Wrapco for future environmental impact reduction?

• Wrapco is currently sourcing accredited carbon offsets to create a zero carbon footprint in our solvent and gas useage.

• Wrapco is researching the future installation of storage batteries to store energy created by our solar system.